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mlemmlemlem
3 years ago
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Andromeda crashing on initial load with 6950 XT, four beeps preceding game start

Hey all, Got a Radeon 6950 XT reference a week ago and haven't had much luck starting the game since then. I got the Steam version. Last GPU was a 1080 Ti with no similar issues whatsoever. For...
  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    3 years ago

    @mlemmlemlem 

    I'd run your Crash dump through WinDbg to get a few more information.

    It is an access violation on trying to execute code in an memory area that is flagged as non execute.

    Meaning there should not be any executable code in this area in the first place.

    Unfortunately, the address that throws the error is not in a module recorded by the dump or there are corruptions in the dump, so the module in question is not identified.

    This could be a Software or Hardware error, but it is not possible to determine which one until you got the second Windows installation to run.

    DSOUND.DLL is a Microsoft DirectX DLL.

    • Inside the second Windows installation>
    • Hit Windows key and X.
    • Choose either “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command prompt (Administrator),” or "Windows Terminal (Administrator)", whichever option is offered.
    • Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Checkhealth” without quotes. > ENTER.
    • If errors are found, notify us. If no errors were found reaped steps 1 & 2.
    • Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth” without quotes. > ENTER.
    • The system will start validating soon. If it throws an error, please list it here.
    • After it reaches 100%, hit Windows key and X again.
    • Again, choose “PowerShell (Administrator)” or “Command Prompt (Administrator)”
    • Inside the PowerShell or CMD, enter “sfc /scannow” without quotes. >ENTER.
    • Post the message you receive at the end of the processes here.

    The coil whine just happens because of high FPS in the menu and is not concerning. 

holger1405's avatar
holger1405
Hero+
3 years ago

@mlemmlemlem 

Good to hear! 🙂

I am just curious why there is a "d3d11.dll" in the game folder in the first place?

Did you used Reshade at some point?

mlemmlemlem's avatar
mlemmlemlem
3 years ago

Nope, game's bone stock. Out of curiosity, I did a local file check in Steam, and it didn't seem to bother reinstating it. Hella confusing though - I've reinstalled this game tens of times at this point, and the issue's been there each and every time. Might be a faulty install sequence in steam? 🤔

  • mlemmlemlem's avatar
    mlemmlemlem
    3 years ago

    Now if only HDR didn't stop working. This game really doesn't want me to play it now, does it?

    • holger1405's avatar
      holger1405
      Hero+
      3 years ago

      @mlemmlemlem 

      HDR works globally in Windows, so it might not be the game in this case. 😉

      • mlemmlemlem's avatar
        mlemmlemlem
        3 years ago

        I'm afraid in my case it is. HDR in games is unlinked from HDR in windows in general, and every other use case I have with HDR is without issue.

        I've tried everything I could come up with seemingly relevant to try and fix it:

        • clean install of both driver versions i mentioned before
        • disabling adaptive sync
        • disabling the iGPU
        • disabling GPU scaling
        • switching between 8 and 10bpc
        • disabling fullscreen optimizations
        • running in fullscreen, borderless and windowed modes
        • switching between HDR on/off 100s of times
        • switching between HDR10/dolby vision 100s of times
        • turning HDR on/off in windows

        Turning on Windows HDR and running in borderless mode, game still won't acknowledge the HDR capability of my monitor. I'm kinda angry about that, because it worked once and SDR is a soggy biscuit in comparison.

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